Chasing His Scentless Mate Chapter 339 On the Edge of Truth

Ava’s POV

"I believe this young woman has made an excellent point about respecting tonight’s celebration." Kenneth had appeared beside us, his Alpha presence imdiately commanding attention. "Gossip has no place at such an important event. Don’t you agree, ladies?"

The won mumbled apologies and quickly dispersed, clearly intimidated by his authority.

Kenneth nodded at approvingly. "Standing up for your friend was admirable, Miss Ava."

I studied his face, that nagging sense of familiarity growing stronger. "Thank you, but... have we t before? You seem familiar sohow, though I’m sure I’d rember eting you."

"I don’t believe we have," he replied smoothly. "I rarely visit Harbor Bay. I’m here on personal business and received an invitation to this celebration."

"What kind of personal business?Alpha Kenneth." I couldn’t stop myself from asking.

"Ava," Joseph warned quietly beside .

Joseph was right, I shouldn’t be prying into a strange Alpha’s personal business.

It was incredibly rude of .

Surprisingly, Kenneth didn’t seem offended. Instead, he smiled. "Please, call Ken. And I’m searching for soone important to ."

"Soone I lost contact with many years ago."

My heart pounded. Could he be looking for my mother? Or was I reading too much into a coincidence?

Before I could ask anything else, Joseph placed his hand on my lower back. "We should go congratulate Caroline and Draven," he said, the ssage clear—he wanted away from Kenneth.

Ken tilted his head."Of course. It was a pleasure eting you, Ava. Maybe we’ll see each other again."

Joseph walked away, but I felt this encounter was important sohow.

The rest of the evening passed in a blur of congratulations and goodbyes. When the celebration ended, I was totally drained.

"I’ll drive you ho," Joseph said as we walked out to the parking lot.

"That’s not necessary. I can go with Nina and the others."

"Nina left with investigator Jace, Ruby went ho with Beta Ryan, and Eleanor is staying overnight with Nate," Joseph replied. "Let drive you, Ava. We need to talk. Really talk."

Too tired to argue, I nodded and followed him to his black Audi. The car slled like leather and his scent, bringing back mories I didn’t want to think about.

We drove in silence for several minutes, the tension between us thick enough to cut with a knife.

"I’ve missed you," Joseph finally said, his voice low.

I stared out the window at the passing streetlights. "Joseph, don’t."

"Don’t what? Don’t tell you how I feel? Don’t tell you I haven’t been able to sleep or concentrate or do anything normal since you walked away?" His knuckles turned white on the steering wheel. "You won’t answer my calls, you run away when I try to talk to you. What am I supposed to do, Ava?"

"Maybe take the hint that I don’t want to talk to you."

He flinched as if I’d slapped him. "That’s not true. If you really wanted nothing to do with , you wouldn’t have co tonight, knowing I’d be there."

"I ca for Caroline," I snapped. "Not everything revolves around you, Alpha Joseph."

"There was nothing between and Sophia," he said abruptly. "Nothing that mattered, anyway. Just sex, no emotions. It ended completely before I t you."

I laughed bitterly. "And that’s supposed to make feel better? That you had aningless sex with countless won before deciding I might be worth your ti?"

"That’s not what I ant!" He hit the steering wheel in frustration. "I’m trying to explain that you’re different. That what I feel for you is different."

"Different how? Because I was a challenge? Because I didn’t imdiately fall at your feet like every other woman you’ve ever t?"

"Because I love you," he said, his voice cracking slightly. "I love you, Ava. Only you. It’s always been only you."

The raw emotion in his voice made my throat tighten. "Don’t say that."

"Why not? It’s the truth."

"It can’t be." I blinked back tears. "You don’t even know , not really. I don’t even know who I am myself."

Joseph pulled the car over to the side of the road and turned to face . "Then let know you. Tell what you’re hiding."

I froze. "What?"

"I know there’s sothing you’re not telling ," he said gently. "You’ve been so tense lately, like you’re scared of sothing. Whatever you’re hiding, whatever’s holding you back—it doesn’t matter to , Ava."

"It would," I whispered. "If you knew everything about , you wouldn’t be saying any of this."

"Try ," he said, taking my hands in his. "I love you, Ava Flynn. I can accept anything about you—your past, your secrets, all of it."

I looked into his eyes, searching for any sign of deception, but found only sincerity and warmth. My heart ached with longing to believe him, to trust him.

What if I told him the truth? That my grandmother was a witch who despised werewolves. That my mother had powers too. That I might not be a true Oga after all, but sothing else entirely. Would he still look at with such devotion?

Or would his eyes fill with disgust and fear?

"I can’t," I finally said, pulling my hands away. "Not yet."

Joseph sighed but didn’t push further. "When you’re ready then. But I’m not giving up on us, Ava. I’ll wait as long as it takes."

We drove the rest of the way to Nina’s apartnt in silence. When he pulled up outside, he turned to again.

"One day, you’ll trust enough to tell everything," he said softly. "And that day, I’ll still be right here, still loving you just as much as I do now."

I got out of the car without responding, my heart too full of conflicting emotions to form words. The mory of his heartfelt confession tornted —so genuine, yet he still betrayed with Sophia behind my back. Was this just another lie? I was terrified of letting my guard down again.

As I walked toward the building entrance, I heard the car window roll down.

"Ava," Joseph called. "Be careful around Kenneth Flynn. Sothing about him doesn’t feel right to ."

With that warning, he drove away, leaving standing there wondering if the mysterious Alpha with my last na was just another complication in my already chaotic life.